VIDEO: MOVIES: REVIEW: John Dies At The End (2012)
Clint: 5/5 stars, 9.6/10.
(4/5 stars, 8/10 after first/too drunk viewing)
Carolyn: 5/5 stars, 10/10.
Native ratings: 4/5 stars Netflix, 6.9/10 IMDB.
Holy fuck, this is the most unique movie I’ve watched in awhile.
A supernatural fantasy/psychological horror/drug comedy that does not take itself too seriously. This movie is WEIRD. SO WEIRD. And kind of confusing.
The first time I watched it I drank too much leftover New Year’s champagne and was a bit too out of it to fully comprehend everything, so I knew I liked it, but I couldn’t really remember any of the plot points, or what the hell had just happened. I watched it again about 4 days later with John The Canadien; Autumn left in the middle of the movie, while Jesse, Melanie, Randy, Chablis, and Steve stopped by mid-movie and watched most of the rest with us. They all kinda loved it or really liked it.
It’s based on a book (that Chablis had read, and Carolyn now wants to obtain).
Anyway, Paul Giamatti & Clancy Brown were welcome additions to the mostly-unknown cast. The screenplay adaptation was done by a screenwriter of Bubba Ho-Tep & the Beastmaster movies.
The movie definitely had its cheesy moments. It was pretty much on purpose. Regardless, this is NOT a movie that you can guess what is going to happen next on. It is a wild ride. It is pretty much impossible to guess where the plot is going. That makes this very charming.
Anyway… Great fucking movie! SEE IT, SEE IT, SEE IT!
Carolyn: Slightly confusing, but thoroughly enjoyable. Based on a book, which apparently people liked better than the movie. Be careful when injecting unknown drugs. They might be part of an alien infection from a parallel universe.
LINK URL: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1783732/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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